[Elecraft] K3: very quiet on CW

[Gary Smith]

Yes, you've been missing out on the 
quietest CW rig ever made.

73,

Gary
KA1J

> I have not used my K3 for CW, so I have no experience with it. So, a
> couple of days ago I decided to give it a try, after all - winter is
> coming.
> 
> When I switched to CW mode - things got deathly quiet. Quiet as in all
> the background noise vanished - along with most of the signals. I
> could see them unchanged on the P3 - but, had to turn up the audio
> gain to hear them. With the audio gain up, I could hear everything
> that my other rigs were hearing - except no background noise. Compared
> to my past experience - this is not normal.
> 
> I am using a K3 set up for SSB and only having the 2.7. 2.1, and 6 kc
> filters. Some ACG changes have been made to afford improved arm chair
> copy on 75 and 40 meters.
> 
> My question: Have I been missing out on using the quietest CW rig ever
> made or is there something wrong with my receiver? It just seems too
> quiet.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill W2BLC K-Line
> 
> 
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